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Li Y, Wang M, Wang L, Cao Y, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Yuan R, Yang M, Lu S, Sun Z, Zhou F, Qian Z, Kang H. Advances in the Application of AI Robots in Critical Care: Scoping Review. J Med Internet Res 2024; 26:e54095. [PMID: 38801765 PMCID: PMC11165292 DOI: 10.2196/54095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent epochs, the field of critical medicine has experienced significant advancements due to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Specifically, AI robots have evolved from theoretical concepts to being actively implemented in clinical trials and applications. The intensive care unit (ICU), known for its reliance on a vast amount of medical information, presents a promising avenue for the deployment of robotic AI, anticipated to bring substantial improvements to patient care. OBJECTIVE This review aims to comprehensively summarize the current state of AI robots in the field of critical care by searching for previous studies, developments, and applications of AI robots related to ICU wards. In addition, it seeks to address the ethical challenges arising from their use, including concerns related to safety, patient privacy, responsibility delineation, and cost-benefit analysis. METHODS Following the scoping review framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, we conducted a scoping review to delineate the breadth of research in this field of AI robots in ICU and reported the findings. The literature search was carried out on May 1, 2023, across 3 databases: PubMed, Embase, and the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Eligible publications were initially screened based on their titles and abstracts. Publications that passed the preliminary screening underwent a comprehensive review. Various research characteristics were extracted, summarized, and analyzed from the final publications. RESULTS Of the 5908 publications screened, 77 (1.3%) underwent a full review. These studies collectively spanned 21 ICU robotics projects, encompassing their system development and testing, clinical trials, and approval processes. Upon an expert-reviewed classification framework, these were categorized into 5 main types: therapeutic assistance robots, nursing assistance robots, rehabilitation assistance robots, telepresence robots, and logistics and disinfection robots. Most of these are already widely deployed and commercialized in ICUs, although a select few remain under testing. All robotic systems and tools are engineered to deliver more personalized, convenient, and intelligent medical services to patients in the ICU, concurrently aiming to reduce the substantial workload on ICU medical staff and promote therapeutic and care procedures. This review further explored the prevailing challenges, particularly focusing on ethical and safety concerns, proposing viable solutions or methodologies, and illustrating the prospective capabilities and potential of AI-driven robotic technologies in the ICU environment. Ultimately, we foresee a pivotal role for robots in a future scenario of a fully automated continuum from admission to discharge within the ICU. CONCLUSIONS This review highlights the potential of AI robots to transform ICU care by improving patient treatment, support, and rehabilitation processes. However, it also recognizes the ethical complexities and operational challenges that come with their implementation, offering possible solutions for future development and optimization.
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- Yun Li
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- The Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Hebei, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beidou Academic & Research Center, Beidou Life Science, Guangzhou, China
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- Beidou Academic & Research Center, Beidou Life Science, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beidou Academic & Research Center, Beidou Life Science, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian, China
- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Viloria MAD, Lee SD, Takahashi T, Cheng YJ. Physical therapy in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study of three Asian countries. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289876. [PMID: 37943762 PMCID: PMC10635439 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical therapy (PT) is beneficial for critically ill patients, but the extent of its application in the intensive care unit (ICU) differs between countries. Here, we compared the extent of PT intervention in the ICU in Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan by evaluating the sociodemographic and ICU-related profiles of ICU physical therapists. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a semistructured nationwide online survey was distributed to ICU physical therapists in the three countries. RESULTS We analyzed the responses of 164 physical therapists from Japan, Philippines, and Taiwan. Significant differences were observed between the countries in all sociodemographic variables and the following ICU-related profiles of physical therapists: ICU work experience, duration of the ICU posting, number of hours per day spent in the ICU, on-call ICU PT service engagement, source of ICU patient referral, therapist-patient ratio, and ICU-related PT training participation (p < 0.05). Medical, surgical, and neurologic ICUs were the most common ICU workplaces of the ICU physical therapists, but only surgical and neurologic ICUs exhibited significant differences between the countries (p < 0.05). Standard PT techniques in the ICU were passive and active-assisted range of motion, positioning, and breathing exercises but were implemented with significantly different frequencies between the countries (p < 0.05). The most common challenge faced in ICU PT service delivery by respondents from all three countries was lack of training prior to ICU duty, and lack of training was even bigger challenge in Japan than in other two countries after adjustment of age, highest educational attainment, and work experience. CONCLUSION The differences in the health-care system between Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan were related to differences in the compliance with internationally recommended PT practice standards in the ICU, differences in the type of PT intervention prioritized, and the challenges encountered in ICU PT service delivery.
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- Mary Audrey Domingo Viloria
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Mariano Marcos State University, Batac City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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Tillman EM, Ipe J, Weaver KJ, Skaar TC, Rowan CM, Slaven JE. Variability of Dosing and Number of Medications Needed to Achieve Adequate Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive Care Patients. Clin Transl Sci 2021; 14:310-316. [PMID: 33448674 PMCID: PMC7877817 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) often require multiple medications to achieve comfort and sedation. Although starting doses are available, these medications are typically titrated to the desired effect. Both oversedation and undersedation are associated with adverse events. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate cumulative medication burden necessary to achieve comfort in patients in the PICU and determine relevant predictors of medication needs. In order to account for all of the sedative medications, z-scores were used to assess the population average dose of each medication and compare each patient day to this population average. Sedation regimens for 130 patients in the PICU were evaluated. Mean overall infusion rates of fentanyl, morphine, and hydromorphone were 1.67 ± 0.81 µg/kg/hour, 0.12 ± 0.08 mg/kg/hour, and 17.84 ± 13.4 µg/kg/hour, respectively. The mean infusion rate of dexmedetomidine was 0.59 ± 0.28 µg/kg/hour, and midazolam was 0.14 ± 0.1 mg/kg/hour. Summation z-sores were used to rank the amount of sedation medication needed to achieve comfort for each individual patient for his/her PICU stay in relation to the entire sample. Patient age, weight, and length of mechanical ventilation were all significant predictors of sedation requirement. This study will provide data necessary to develop a model of cumulative medication burden needed to achieve appropriate sedation in this population. This descriptive model in appropriately ranking patients based on sedative needs is the first step in exploring potential genetic factors that may provide an insight into homing in on the appropriate sedation regimen.
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- Emma M Tillman
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Soo A, Zuege DJ, Fick GH, Niven DJ, Berthiaume LR, Stelfox HT, Doig CJ. Describing organ dysfunction in the intensive care unit: a cohort study of 20,000 patients. Crit Care 2019; 23:186. [PMID: 31122276 PMCID: PMC6533687 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2459-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple organ dysfunction is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs). Original development of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was not to predict outcome, but to describe temporal changes in organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. Organ dysfunction scoring may be a reasonable surrogate outcome in clinical trials but further exploration of the impact of case mix on the temporal sequence of organ dysfunction is required. Our aim was to compare temporal changes in SOFA scores between hospital survivors and non-survivors. METHODS We performed a population-based observational retrospective cohort study of critically ill patients admitted from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2013, to 4 multisystem adult intensive care units (ICUs) in Calgary, Canada. The primary outcome was temporal changes in daily SOFA scores during the first 14 days of ICU admission. SOFA scores were modeled between hospital survivors and non-survivors using generalized estimating equations (GEE) and were also stratified by admission SOFA (≤ 11 versus > 11). RESULTS The cohort consisted of 20,007 patients with at least one SOFA score and was mostly male (58.2%) with a median age of 59 (interquartile range [IQR] 44-72). Median ICU length of stay was 3.5 (IQR 1.7-7.5) days. ICU and hospital mortality were 18.5% and 25.5%, respectively. Temporal change in SOFA scores varied by survival and admission SOFA score in a complicated relationship. Area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve using admission SOFA as a predictor of hospital mortality was 0.77. The hospital mortality rate was 5.6% for patients with an admission SOFA of 0-2 and 94.4% with an admission SOFA of 20-24. There was an approximately linear increase in hospital mortality for SOFA scores of 3-19 (range 8.7-84.7%). CONCLUSIONS Examining the clinical course of organ dysfunction in a large non-selective cohort of patients provides insight into the utility of SOFA. We have demonstrated that hospital outcome is associated with both admission SOFA and the temporal rate of change in SOFA after admission. It is necessary to further explore the impact of additional clinical factors on the clinical course of SOFA with large datasets.
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- Andrea Soo
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Tower, Ground Floor, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1 Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Tower, Ground Floor, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1 Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Tower, Ground Floor, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1 Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Tower, Ground Floor, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1 Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Tower, Ground Floor, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1 Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, McCaig Tower, Ground Floor, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1 Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 Canada
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Conway Morris A, Datta D, Shankar-Hari M, Stephen J, Weir CJ, Rennie J, Antonelli J, Bateman A, Warner N, Judge K, Keenan J, Wang A, Burpee T, Brown KA, Lewis SM, Mare T, Roy AI, Hulme G, Dimmick I, Rossi AG, Simpson AJ, Walsh TS. Cell-surface signatures of immune dysfunction risk-stratify critically ill patients: INFECT study. Intensive Care Med 2018; 44:627-635. [PMID: 29915941 PMCID: PMC6006236 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-018-5247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Cellular immune dysfunctions, which are common in intensive care patients, predict a number of significant complications. In order to effectively target treatments, clinically applicable measures need to be developed to detect dysfunction. The objective was to confirm the ability of cellular markers associated with immune dysfunction to stratify risk of secondary infection in critically ill patients. METHODS Multi-centre, prospective observational cohort study of critically ill patients in four UK intensive care units. Serial blood samples were taken, and three cell surface markers associated with immune cell dysfunction [neutrophil CD88, monocyte human leucocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR) and percentage of regulatory T cells (Tregs)] were assayed on-site using standardized flow cytometric measures. Patients were followed up for the development of secondary infections. RESULTS A total of 148 patients were recruited, with data available from 138. Reduced neutrophil CD88, reduced monocyte HLA-DR and elevated proportions of Tregs were all associated with subsequent development of infection with odds ratios (95% CI) of 2.18 (1.00-4.74), 3.44 (1.58-7.47) and 2.41 (1.14-5.11), respectively. Burden of immune dysfunction predicted a progressive increase in risk of infection, from 14% for patients with no dysfunction to 59% for patients with dysfunction of all three markers. The tests failed to risk stratify patients shortly after ICU admission but were effective between days 3 and 9. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms our previous findings that three cell surface markers can predict risk of subsequent secondary infection, demonstrates the feasibility of standardized multisite flow cytometry and presents a tool which can be used to target future immunomodulatory therapies. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02186522).
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- Andrew Conway Morris
- University Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Box 93, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, England, UK.
- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Edinburgh Critical Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh School of Clinical Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA
- IncellDx, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Vascular Immunology Research Laboratory, Rayne Institute (King's College London), St Thomas' Hospital, London, England, UK
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- Vascular Immunology Research Laboratory, Rayne Institute (King's College London), St Thomas' Hospital, London, England, UK
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- Vascular Immunology Research Laboratory, Rayne Institute (King's College London), St Thomas' Hospital, London, England, UK
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- Integrated Critical Care Unit, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, England, UK
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- Flow Cytometry Core Facility Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Newcastle, England, UK
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- Flow Cytometry Core Facility Laboratory, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Centre for Life, Newcastle University, Newcastle, England, UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Edinburgh Critical Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh School of Clinical Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Ziesmann MT, Marshall JC. Multiple Organ Dysfunction: The Defining Syndrome of Sepsis. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018; 19:184-190. [PMID: 29360419 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2017.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis as a process has been recognized since the time of the Ancient Greeks. The concept has evolved recently to reflect a disease process of a severe, systemic response to infection. Acute, life-threatening but potentially reversible organ dysfunction is its hallmark, and unresolving organ dysfunction is the dominant cause of death in critical illness. Its evolution, persistence, and resolution reflect a complex interplay of factors originating in the initial inciting insult, the innate immune and metabolic response of the host, and the beneficial and harmful consequences of intensive care unit (ICU) supportive care. DISCUSSION We describe the common clinical manifestations of the six prototypic organ system dysfunction syndromes of severe sepsis and review the associated epidemiology and suspected pathophysiology.
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- Markus T Ziesmann
- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The word, sepsis, dates back more than 2 millennia but has, over the past 2 centuries, come to be applied first to the clinical state evoked by invasive infection and, more recently, to describe the syndrome resulting from the host response to infection. Further refinements embodied in the recently published Sepsis-3 definition underline the concept of a dysregulated immune response resulting in potentially modifiable life-threatening organ dysfunction. This review summarizes the evolution and limitations of efforts to characterize a common and complex disorder.
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- John C Marshall
- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, 4th Floor Bond Wing, Room 4-007, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada.
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Hauffe T, Krüger B, Bettex D, Rudiger A. Shock Management for Cardio-surgical Intensive Care Unit Patient: The Silver Days. Card Fail Rev 2016; 2:56-62. [PMID: 28785454 DOI: 10.15420/cfr.2015:27:2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Shock in cardio-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients requires prompt identification of the underlying condition and timely therapeutic interventions. Management during the first 6 hours, also referred to as "the golden hours", is of paramount importance to reverse the shock state and improve the patient's outcome. The authors have previously described a state-of-the-art diagnostic work-up and discussed how to optimise preload, vascular tone, contractility, heart rate and oxygen delivery during this phase. Ideally, shock can be reversed during this initial period. However, some patients might have developed multiple organ dysfunction, which persists beyond the first 6 hours despite the early haemodynamic treatment goals having been accomplished. This period, also referred to as "the silver days", is the focus of this review. The authors discuss how to reduce vasopressor load and how to minimise adrenergic stress by using alternative inotropes, extracorporeal life-support and short acting beta-blockers. The review incorporates data on fluid weaning, safe ventilation, daily interruption of sedation, delirium management and early rehabilitation. It includes practical recommendations in areas where the evidence is scarce or controversial. Although the focus is on cardio-surgery ICU patients, most of the considerations apply to critical ill patients in general.
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- Till Hauffe
- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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Osterbur K, Mann FA, Kuroki K, DeClue A. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in humans and animals. J Vet Intern Med 2014; 28:1141-51. [PMID: 24773159 PMCID: PMC4857933 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), defined as the presence of altered organ function in an acutely ill patient such that homeostasis cannot be maintained without intervention, is a cause of high morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. Many advances have been made in understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of this syndrome in human medicine, but much still is unknown. This comparative review will provide information regarding the history and pathophysiology of MODS in humans and discuss how MODS affects each major organ system in animals.
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- K Osterbur
- Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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What follows survival of critical illness? Physical therapists' management of patients with post-intensive care syndrome. Phys Ther 2013; 93:179-85. [PMID: 22836007 DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20110429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Historically, the management of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has involved immobilization and sedation, with care focused on physiological impairments and survival. Because more ICU patients are now surviving their hospital stay, it is imperative that their ICU care be managed with the goal of long-term health, wellness, and functioning. The evidence confirms that mobilization and exercise are feasible in the ICU and demonstrates that the benefits of early mobilization include reduced length of stay in the ICU and hospital. In 2010, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) invited key stakeholder groups, including the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), to identify strategies to improve long-term consequences following ICU discharge, including early mobilization in the ICU and integration of the physical therapist as a member of the ICU team. This model appears to be successful in some institutions, but there is variation among institutions. The SCCM Task Force developed major areas of focus that require multidisciplinary action to improve long-term outcomes after discharge from an ICU. This article describes physical therapist practice in the management of ICU survivors, the importance of long-term follow-up after ICU discharge, and how APTA is taking steps to address the major areas of focus identified by the SCCM Task Force to improve long-term outcomes after ICU discharge.
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McConnell KW, Coopersmith CM. Organ failure avoidance and mitigation strategies in surgery. Surg Clin North Am 2012; 92:307-19, ix. [PMID: 22414415 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Postoperative organ failure is a challenging disease process that is better prevented than treated. Providers should use close observation and clinical judgment, and checklists of best practices to minimize the risk of organ failure in their patients. The treatment of multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) generally remains supportive, outside of rapid initiation of source control (when appropriate) and targeted antibiotic therapy. More specific treatments may be developed as the complex pathophysiology of MODS is better understood and more homogenous patient populations are selected for study.
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- Kevin W McConnell
- Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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